Swiss Regulator Approves First Retail Fund That Holds Bitcoin Directly
FINMA waived the diversification rules for the fund but leaned hard on custody and investor-protection safeguards.
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Decrypt · Oct 20, 2026
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Bitcoin ETFs Post Their Best Day in Nearly a Month as BlackRock Does All the Buying
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $526.7 million on Monday, their biggest day since Sept. 22. BlackRock's IBIT supplied all of it while Fidelity and Grayscale funds bled.
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Decrypt · Oct 20, 2026
OKX-ICE’s Andrew Cuomo calls issuer objections a ‘natural response’ to tokenized stock plans
The former NY governor, who co-chairs the joint venture between the crypto exchange and Intercontinental Exchange, said companies were expected to take a wait-and-see approach.
CoinDesk · Oct 20, 2026
Bitcoin's Next Move: Here's What to Watch
Bitcoin trades just below $83,000, above both the short-term and long-term moving averages. Here are the levels traders are watching.
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Decrypt · Oct 20, 2026
Strive closes $630M SATS IPO, leaves Bitcoin allocation unspecified
The Bitcoin treasury company could acquire an estimated 7,372 BTC with its net proceeds, potentially surpassing Metaplanet’s holdings if it allocates the full amount.
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Cointelegraph · Oct 20, 2026
Zcash Leads Crypto Bounce, Surging 8.5% as Bitcoin Reclaims $83,000
Zcash jumped 8.5% in 24 hours to $1,215.85 as the broader crypto market rebounded, with Bitcoin up 1.6% and ETF money flowing back in.
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Decrypt · Oct 20, 2026
The Coinbase allegations expose Bitcoin's corporate governance gap
Corporate adoption of bitcoin will stall as long as companies can't show who controls the money, who approves its movement, or whether it's still there, argues Onramp CEO Michael Tanguma.
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CoinDesk · Oct 20, 2026
Injective, BDACS plan Korean won stablecoin settlement for tokenized assets
Injective and BDACS plan to bring won-backed stablecoin KRW1 to tokenized asset markets as South Korea develops a regulatory framework for local currency stablecoins.
Cointelegraph · Oct 20, 2026
Stablecoin transfers quadruple to $891B as US banks expand adoption: Report
Coinbase reports growing adoption by banks and businesses, even as stablecoin market capitalization remains largely unchanged over the past year.
Cointelegraph · Oct 20, 2026
The Midterms Are the First Real Test of Whether Markets Beat Pollsters
Former NBC News political director Chuck Todd is hosting NEXTPredict two weeks before the vote, and has yet to pick a side.
Decrypt · Oct 20, 2026
Alphabet, Microsoft add objections to OKX-ICE proposed tokenized stock platform
About 25% of the US-listed companies in OKXICE’s initial tokenized stock platform proposal are asking to opt-out of the venture.
Cointelegraph · Oct 20, 2026
Bitcoin price spikes to $83.3K as US stocks rise on Q3 earnings, oil falls
High US corporate earnings reports boosted stock markets and saw BTC price hit $83,300 before reversing at a 21-day trend line.
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Cointelegraph · Oct 20, 2026
Mastercard Opens Up AI Agent Payments With Early Access and Live Demo
At Cloudflare Connect, the company demoed an AI agent running a sample ad campaign across nine payments to two merchants on a single approved budget.
Decrypt · Oct 20, 2026
BlackRock seeks to shield bitcoin investors from losses after rival fund weathers 50% crash
BlackRock's proposed fund follows similar products from Calamos that helped investors avoid steep losses during bitcoin's selloff.
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CoinDesk · Oct 20, 2026
French Lawmakers Back Stablecoin Swap Tax by Just One Vote
The amendment would make swapping crypto into euro or dollar stablecoins taxable in France from 2027, with gains measured coin by coin.
Decrypt · Oct 20, 2026
Kazakhstan court bars Coinbase, five others from unlicensed crypto services in Astana International Financial Centre
The court injunctions apply strictly to users within the AIFC and do not extend across the rest of Kazakhstan.
CoinDesk · Oct 20, 2026
Agents can trade 24/7 — but Yat Siu warns you could lose access at any time
The Animoca Brands chairman explains that AI agents can make trades while you sleep, but users need to plan for the day they lose access to the bots.
Cointelegraph · Oct 20, 2026
FINMA approves Switzerland’s first Bitcoin ETF for retail investors
The Swiss regulator cited a growing appetite for cryptocurrency investments and said that multiple fund providers have submitted Bitcoin ETF applications.
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Cointelegraph · Oct 20, 2026